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policy decision. the wars weren't going to be fought. you aren't really saving money. it's a budget gimmick but it's not money you were going to spend. >> no, it's not a budget gimmick. the republicans propose it as a budget gimmick? >> sure, absolutely. >> then you should address it to them. >> but i'm addressing it to you. >> it's a basic challenge we face. this is the challenge we face which is how to bring the deficits down over time. it will require spending, savings and increase in rates and revenues. we think we can do that. we will work hard to do that and we have a good chance do it. no reason we can't do it. >> last question. can you promise we will not go over the cliff? >> no, i can't promise that. that's a decision that lies in the hands of the republicans that are now opposing increases in tax rates. if they recognize reality that we can't afford to extend those tax rates, then we have the basis for an agreement to be very good for the american people. >> and the president bears no respo
policy decision. the wars weren't going to be fought. you aren't really saving money. it's a budget gimmick but it's not money you were going to spend. >> no, it's not a budget gimmick. the republicans propose it as a budget gimmick? >> sure, absolutely. >> then you should address it to them. >> but i'm addressing it to you. >> it's a basic challenge we face. this is the challenge we face which is how to bring the deficits down over time. it will require spending,...
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policy think tank. and steven heydemann, a senior adviser for middle east initiatives at the united states institute of peace. he's worked with the syrian opposition on the challenges ahead once the assad regime falls. steve, to you first. what do you understand the situation on the ground to be right now in syria? >> we have seen in the past month a significant shift in the momentum of events on the ground. we have seen the opposition increase the effectiveness of its tactics. it has acquired weapons that have permitted it to challenge the regime much more effectively across a broad range of fronts ranging from the south of syria to damascus to the north, and we're seeing this reflected in the regime's response to the opposition including some of the activities surrounding movement of chemical weapons. we don't know exactly what's at stake but part of the speculation is that they're putting themselves into a position in which they could create a defensive zone if it turns out to they're unable to defen
policy think tank. and steven heydemann, a senior adviser for middle east initiatives at the united states institute of peace. he's worked with the syrian opposition on the challenges ahead once the assad regime falls. steve, to you first. what do you understand the situation on the ground to be right now in syria? >> we have seen in the past month a significant shift in the momentum of events on the ground. we have seen the opposition increase the effectiveness of its tactics. it has...
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. >> chris: you are no ending the wars for budget purposes but because of the foreign policy decision, the wars were not going to be fought and you are not really saving money, it is a budget gimmick, money -- >> no, it is not, when republicans propose it is a budget gimmick. >> chris: sure, absolutely. >> address it with them. >> chris: well, i'm addressing it with you. >> again, it is a basic challenge we face, chris, the challenge we face, which is how to bring the deficit down over time, now, it will require spending savings, it will require increasing in rates of revenues and we think we can do it and will work hard to do it and have a good chance to do it and no reason we can't. >> chris: last question, can you promise that we will not go over the cliff. >> no, i can't promise that. that is a decision that lies in the hands of the republicans, that are now opposing increases in tax rates, if they recognize the reality, that we cannot afford to extend the tax rates we have the basis for an agreement that would be good for the american people. >> chris: and the president bears no
. >> chris: you are no ending the wars for budget purposes but because of the foreign policy decision, the wars were not going to be fought and you are not really saving money, it is a budget gimmick, money -- >> no, it is not, when republicans propose it is a budget gimmick. >> chris: sure, absolutely. >> address it with them. >> chris: well, i'm addressing it with you. >> again, it is a basic challenge we face, chris, the challenge we face, which is how to...
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foreign policy in the middle east in question at this hour. violence spiring outf contro in syria after 20 months of civil unrest and the deas of at least 40,000 murdered civilians at the hands of their own government. united states and nato agreeing to deploy patriot weapons and to thwart an aso-called by assad. the missile systems to be positioned near the syria. his staff denies that and estimates if they were deploy troops, it requires 75,000 of the troops in a full ground invasionn order seize the chemical weapon stockpile. fox news confirming they were not ordered to draft the consideration of such a mission. secretary of state clinton is nonetheless talking very tough calling for assad to step down as the obama administration has done for the past 15 months, b refusing, still, to detail which consequences those would be. >> we will explore with like-minded countries what more we can do to bring the conflict to an end, but that will require the assad regime making the decision to participate in a political transition, ending the violence
foreign policy in the middle east in question at this hour. violence spiring outf contro in syria after 20 months of civil unrest and the deas of at least 40,000 murdered civilians at the hands of their own government. united states and nato agreeing to deploy patriot weapons and to thwart an aso-called by assad. the missile systems to be positioned near the syria. his staff denies that and estimates if they were deploy troops, it requires 75,000 of the troops in a full ground invasionn order...
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it's a problem with the photo op foreign policy with few real accomplishments and it's becoming more apparent to people around the world. >> gregg: we also supply aid to the palestinians, humanitarian aid. should that be reconsidered most recent actions against israel? >> with any aid you have to ask what it is doing, what goal is it advancing? we keep harping on both parties but seemingly hard the other israelis that we need to come to some sort of negotiation, get to the table have an agreement, petition agreement. i think we need to step back and realize the political factors in place for an agreement. if you have gaza run by hamas, starting wars with israel whenever you turn your back it's not going to lead to an agreement. we should be focusing on money and state on changing those political factors rather than writing these checks left and right. >> gregg: how do we can changes those political factors and what is the possibility in the near or distant future there could be a reconciliation and on the other hand gaza the palestinians there controlled by what is essentially a terr
it's a problem with the photo op foreign policy with few real accomplishments and it's becoming more apparent to people around the world. >> gregg: we also supply aid to the palestinians, humanitarian aid. should that be reconsidered most recent actions against israel? >> with any aid you have to ask what it is doing, what goal is it advancing? we keep harping on both parties but seemingly hard the other israelis that we need to come to some sort of negotiation, get to the table...
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he's not reaching out as far as we know to business leaders and other foreign policy experts. talk of chuck hagel. we believe he's been vetted. possibly for the pentagon or cia. we don't know how serious that is. so far, it's all the same circle. >> that's right. >> musical chairs. >> musical chairs. the knock a lot of people in washington give to the obama white house it is too insular and he doesn't pull the kinds of expertise he needs into this white house. there's an opportunity in this second term for him to shake things up a little bit. you know, maybe to bring in new players, new faces who have been there from the clinton white house, and kind of help the dynamic and help the governing because a lot of people on capitol hill even democrats will tell you, he's not good at governing and building coalitions. maybe if he brought some folks in who knew how to do that there would be more give and take on the fiscal cliff issue, on the tax reform and entitlement reforms that we get next year, and there is a sense he really could use a bit of some fresh blood to make things a l
he's not reaching out as far as we know to business leaders and other foreign policy experts. talk of chuck hagel. we believe he's been vetted. possibly for the pentagon or cia. we don't know how serious that is. so far, it's all the same circle. >> that's right. >> musical chairs. >> musical chairs. the knock a lot of people in washington give to the obama white house it is too insular and he doesn't pull the kinds of expertise he needs into this white house. there's an...
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. >> eliot: as we all learned foreign policy has domestic roots all over the place. we forget that sometimes. let's switch over to egypt, president morsi who came off the heels of international kudos and then came into bear tracks with his assembly and protest. is the content of this constitutional draft to the extent we've been able to pars it one that we in the united states look at favorably. does it balance civil liberties and the necessary role of islam in the new democracy in egypt? >> well, you know there is no way to call this a great constitution. it's a patchwork, and sort of a cobbling together various pieces of the old constitution with a few new ideas. if you want to be nervous there is plenty in there to be nervous. but i'm remaining hopeful for egypt. i'm impressed, and it could be revised at any point. i'm impressed with how they've handled their revolution over the last year and a half. it could be so much worse. there could have been a muslim brotherhood who could have broken the peace treaty with israel or those who decided to go out against all th
. >> eliot: as we all learned foreign policy has domestic roots all over the place. we forget that sometimes. let's switch over to egypt, president morsi who came off the heels of international kudos and then came into bear tracks with his assembly and protest. is the content of this constitutional draft to the extent we've been able to pars it one that we in the united states look at favorably. does it balance civil liberties and the necessary role of islam in the new democracy in egypt?...
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policy. and you know, colin powell, god bless him and says this will be the shame of his life, he was the one without made the case for going to war in iraq, you know, as the spokesman. i think this. what struck me was the administration has really handled this badly. i mean you don't send her up to the hill to meet with people unless you're going have some friendly meetings too. are you going to have some positive people come out and say claire mccaskill, they say how wonderful she is and at the same time what you have got to have is other people. where are the endorsers. i haven't heard from madeleine albright, hillary clinton. she just kind of out there by herself which may be a message. >> i will keep watching that one and everything else. >> mark shield, david brooks, thanks as always. and if you want even more, mark and david keep up the talk on the "doubleheader" recorded in our newsroom. that will be posted at the top of the "rundown" later tonight. >> warner: we'll be back shortly wi
policy. and you know, colin powell, god bless him and says this will be the shame of his life, he was the one without made the case for going to war in iraq, you know, as the spokesman. i think this. what struck me was the administration has really handled this badly. i mean you don't send her up to the hill to meet with people unless you're going have some friendly meetings too. are you going to have some positive people come out and say claire mccaskill, they say how wonderful she is and at...
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what will their foreign policy look like? i have to great guests to shed light on all of that. welcome. and the new yorker china correspondent. liz, you have a very tough blog posting on the excellent council on foreign relations website which you say china's 18th party congress was a heartbreaker. it was a triumph of the party's skrif -- conservative click. the candidate will the strongest credentials were left high and high. they took their place among the top seven. you see this as a real kind of reinstitution of a hard line conservative group. >> i do. i think this was a disappointing outcome from the 18th party congress. if you look at this leadership group they bring a wealth of experience to the table. collectively these seven men have governed roughly half the provinces. or large municipalities. a number of them do have experience at the national level with the economy or political arena but by in large they are distinguished by their lack of distinction. none of them have been associated with an innovative program or policy reform on the economic or political front. i
what will their foreign policy look like? i have to great guests to shed light on all of that. welcome. and the new yorker china correspondent. liz, you have a very tough blog posting on the excellent council on foreign relations website which you say china's 18th party congress was a heartbreaker. it was a triumph of the party's skrif -- conservative click. the candidate will the strongest credentials were left high and high. they took their place among the top seven. you see this as a real...
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i'll help you with your foreign policy in the region and you leave my domestic policy alone. the united states should be pushing him to make concessions to the minorities so they have a voice in the government and that voice is represent in this government. >> would the morsi administration help the u.s. in syria? >> i don't think they will provide much help in syria. one of the things we have got to take note of, there are still four countries transition. libya is one of those countries, yes moan and tunisia. ski wait and jordan may be around the corner as part of the revolutionary change. there will be a struggle went radical islamists and people who are central and moderate who want democracy and liberal reform. alisyn: everything is in so much flux. does this surprise you point that we are now here when it seemed promising during the arab spring that more roots of democracy might take hold? >> i think anybody who under the region knew how volatile it is. radical islamicism. and clearly that's a force to be reckoned with as port of this revolutionary change. they were not
i'll help you with your foreign policy in the region and you leave my domestic policy alone. the united states should be pushing him to make concessions to the minorities so they have a voice in the government and that voice is represent in this government. >> would the morsi administration help the u.s. in syria? >> i don't think they will provide much help in syria. one of the things we have got to take note of, there are still four countries transition. libya is one of those...
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i am cognizant of the connection, but we are speaking only about foreign policy and in particular in a very focused way on syria. i do want to thank those who made this possible and as chairman of the key subcommittee i value the work that you do, each of you do on a range of policies, whether it is the security of our troops in afghanistan, syria which i will focus on but also the work you do to strengthen our policy as it relates to the regime in iran. your team has brought to the forefront carefully thought out and persuasive research and policy positions that have been an outstanding resource for those of us in congress and i am grateful for that help. i know that the theme of this year's forum is, quote, dictators and dissidents:should the west choose sides? quite topical given the events that have played out most recently whether it is the arabs spring, or nascent democratic openings, i would argue the central question maybe is one of process. that question being whether the u.s. the west should support the democratic process such that citizens are able to choose their own lead
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policy. while the u.s. support for israel and its disputes with palestine seems unflinching when it comes to other regional matters washington must learn to say no to this former statesman speaking of brezinski. you're not going to be making decisions for. more on line he thinks america's friendship should be limited just ahead of the program . and a further escalation of the crisis in age of the country's top judiciary have gone on strike to protest president morsi has decree that greatly enlarged his power more says move set off a nationwide wave of violence rallies with tens of thousands of egyptians calling for the islamist leader to stand down journalist bell true has the latest from cairo. and we've had to cairo is made to cool it with the country's major courts the constitutional court and the appeals court say they are going to strike of course the judges themselves are also used to on a partial strike the journey syndicates and their own so who are in strike two seeing really quite a
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policy. while u.s. support for israel and its disputes with palestine seems unflinching when it comes to other regional matters washington must learn to say no sense for a statesman zbigniew brzezinski. you're not going to be making decisions for. more on why he thinks america's friendships should be limited just ahead in the program. the latest greek rescue deal has been hailed as a breakthrough in brussels but now it's time for the agreement to pass through national parliaments in germany there's a growing chorus of frustration among lawmakers about the deal which is estimated to cost berlin hundreds of millions of euros there are reports the opposition members of the social democrat party. center right coalition that's the bundestag is not really a rubber stamping service and if they want to push through this latest package they're going to have to prove to m.p.'s that it's in the best interest of germany what this latest package contains is a bone buyback scheme which would lower outstand
policy. while u.s. support for israel and its disputes with palestine seems unflinching when it comes to other regional matters washington must learn to say no sense for a statesman zbigniew brzezinski. you're not going to be making decisions for. more on why he thinks america's friendships should be limited just ahead in the program. the latest greek rescue deal has been hailed as a breakthrough in brussels but now it's time for the agreement to pass through national parliaments in germany...
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if we don't change our strategy from a foreign policy, change this lightfoot print approach to the war on terror there will be more benghazis. martha: what about that morning. i'm joined by kt macfarland. kt, it's so interesting. you watch these shows and you hear benghazi brought up. so often the reacross is get over it. move on. move on. why should we not move on? >> because that wham we did in 1998 when there were twin bombings in u.s. embassies in east africa and in 2000 when there was an attack against the u.s.s. cole in the region. what are we doing now? fast forward a decade. we have had attacks on american soil at consulate and americans had died. what are we doing? we are arguing with ourselves. we know where those died training camps are in eastern libya. why not go after them. what is the lesson al qaeda takes from this? once again no consequences. the americans will be fighting each other, not us. i think we allow them to become emboldened, and this is a green light for continuing to attack americans. martha: what do you think the mindset is of the administration on this. d
if we don't change our strategy from a foreign policy, change this lightfoot print approach to the war on terror there will be more benghazis. martha: what about that morning. i'm joined by kt macfarland. kt, it's so interesting. you watch these shows and you hear benghazi brought up. so often the reacross is get over it. move on. move on. why should we not move on? >> because that wham we did in 1998 when there were twin bombings in u.s. embassies in east africa and in 2000 when there...
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policy victory for president obama after all the u.s. provided most of the firepower which led to the capture and the killing of moammar gadhafi only after the tragic attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi and the murder of the american ambassador there. come back into the spotlight and they can also we see there now flies in the face of that success story narrative protests frequently disrupt operations at the main oil refinery in western libya while the new government in libya has little or no control over the numerous militia groups the civil war has left the country shredded to pieces with radical islamic taking advantage of the chaos. in the post-revolutionary north african countries despair and violence every place the hopes of the arab spring in washington i'm going to check out. now coming up as the world media speculates on that during the summer health problems the whistleblower himself is too focused on his mission. do you think that's something that's just painful kate could ever happen again. what's the time next year. wit
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remember in prague in april of 2009 first foreign policy speech, he devotes it to nuclear weapons. similarly here, this is his first national security speech since being re-elected president. and he devotes it to nuclear weapons. he comes down to honor richard lugar and sam nunn who founded this program 20 years ago. the cooperative reduction program. if has eliminated thousands of weapons in russia and other countries but then he takes that and says our job is not done. we have to go further. we have to disassemble the weapons of the bygone era. missile by missile warhead by warhead. bomb by bomb. so he's reaffirming his vision of the peace and security of a world without nuclear weapons. a very important statement. get going. i'm not done yet then to the american people, this is the direction we're going in. >> bill: the administration is doing that. this is an on-going campaign. >> it is an on-going campaign. we're about to see act two. act one, we saw new treaties with the russians. a new direction. a new policy for the united states but it is only half done. it is not complete
remember in prague in april of 2009 first foreign policy speech, he devotes it to nuclear weapons. similarly here, this is his first national security speech since being re-elected president. and he devotes it to nuclear weapons. he comes down to honor richard lugar and sam nunn who founded this program 20 years ago. the cooperative reduction program. if has eliminated thousands of weapons in russia and other countries but then he takes that and says our job is not done. we have to go further....
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susan rice was a very strong critic of john mack contain and his foreign policy views. gwen: and he was close to chris stevens, the ambassador. >> i think there's a lot of personal feelings there. gwen: how much of it is about what the u.n. ambassador said on a talk show and how much of this is about what the intelligence department didn't do and what the state department didn't do? >> you're 100% right. i mean, i talked to republicans this week about this, and foreign policy expert republicans, who say why are we picking this fight? what we need to be asking is did the intelligence community decide to use the different language because they were playing politics, or did they not know? we've heard that general petraeus said that he immediately assumed that this was a terror attack from al qaeda. so the question is this republican said to me, why are we making this about her? this needs to be about something bigger that is actually bigger than susan rice. did we get it wrong? did we pay no attention to it because there was an election? i mean, those are very important is
susan rice was a very strong critic of john mack contain and his foreign policy views. gwen: and he was close to chris stevens, the ambassador. >> i think there's a lot of personal feelings there. gwen: how much of it is about what the u.n. ambassador said on a talk show and how much of this is about what the intelligence department didn't do and what the state department didn't do? >> you're 100% right. i mean, i talked to republicans this week about this, and foreign policy expert...
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policy victory for president obama after all the u.s. provided most of the firepower which led to the capture and the killing of moammar qaddafi only after the tragic attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi and the murder of the american ambassador there did leave you come back into a spotlight and the chaos that we see there now flies in the face of that success story narrative protests frequent. disrupt operations at the main oil refinery in western libya while the new government in libya has little or no control over the numerous militia groups the civil war has left the country shredded to pieces with radical islamic taking advantage of the chaos so many in the post-revolutionary north african countries despair and violence have replaced the hopes of the arab spring in washington i'm going to check out. and news just in the new egyptian draft constitution has been approved after voting in the islamist dominated a sample the draft must now be passed in a nationwide referendum which the president said would be held soon the document h
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it's embarrassing day for american foreign policy today yet they persist and they refuse to depart and leave that or start to school politics today was this this amazing historic chance for the rest of the international community to challenge the u.s. and israel and their dictates and to say in one or more years voice that we do support in principle the establishment of a palestinian state. the historic u.n. vote and prospects for peace are also the topics up for fierce debate in the latest edition of crossfire here's a taste of what's coming up for you later today. that's not the way to run an issue of the people who want to have a homeland yet people want to have a homeland it's not enough to have declaration you have to build your nature towards that. romney is complete lucidity of my clearly not suffering from. but i'm not sure why he's the problem there is the post in the us won't negotiate if you read through go toward two year record the one conclusion you reach the out there on the conclusion is nothing. it's like the children song the wheels from the bus go round the room and
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as for foreign policies. to a large extent. you know the stance of turkey is similar in many ways to that of russia. to put it into. this was voiced during the meeting of our respective ministers of foreign affairs. we wish. the freewill of nations to prevail we would like to see peace and stability restored in the territory of syria. and and out early this is very significant for the people of syria for our entire region and for the world in general this negotiation. reconfirmed that we share our common goals in the aspiration and you know open minded dialogue between our two nations and i would be of critical importance for the prospects of developing these relations. our understanding of our regional responsibilities our multi-faceted cooperation in the black sea. are good examples for that and in order to develop that strategic outlook i believe that we should serve stability peace and prosperity in the region in from that point of view we value our cooperation with russia very much i believe that turkish russian relations
as for foreign policies. to a large extent. you know the stance of turkey is similar in many ways to that of russia. to put it into. this was voiced during the meeting of our respective ministers of foreign affairs. we wish. the freewill of nations to prevail we would like to see peace and stability restored in the territory of syria. and and out early this is very significant for the people of syria for our entire region and for the world in general this negotiation. reconfirmed that we share...
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and defense policy studies wiih the american entprise institute. welcome back to the show. thank you for joining us. thank you. melissa: let me get your reaction what is going on totoday. first in egypt. reports he left the palace. is that meaningful to you you know, i think it is probably jt discretion on his part. they're firing. there is a lot of violee there. people are climbing over the fences. suspect rather than fleeing the palace as it has been made to sound in certain headlines he is just actually getting out of the way of tisonfrontation. melissa: it soundsretty serious. one of the points you make from one perspeiveshows democracy is in action. before the protests began a lot of peoplemade prediction we would see many protesrs out there in support of morsi. to them and what else to go out and protest. seems like there are a lot more angry protesters out there than ose in favor of presiden morsi. looks like he is losing at least some control. what happens, who is next in line if something happens? >> wl, i don't think there is anybody next
and defense policy studies wiih the american entprise institute. welcome back to the show. thank you for joining us. thank you. melissa: let me get your reaction what is going on totoday. first in egypt. reports he left the palace. is that meaningful to you you know, i think it is probably jt discretion on his part. they're firing. there is a lot of violee there. people are climbing over the fences. suspect rather than fleeing the palace as it has been made to sound in certain headlines he is...
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that's what i'm most concerned about. >> eliot: there are domestic foundations to every foreign policy but this seems to be a step that uniquely puts the finger in the eye of the international community and makes it difficult to come back to the negotiating table. i'm mystified if you have hamas and abbas, he wants to make hamas the enemy and abbas the negotiating party, he does not seem to be turning to abbas as someone to play ball. and then the necessary next step to a two-state solution. >> this is what troubles me. net withnetanyahu, if he has a machiavellian idea, whether abbas is there or not, by beginning to construct on the very territory that most palestinians who are secularists believe should be part of a palestinian state. i don't understand why netanyahu thinks that he can force allies like great britain and france who just sided with him on gaza and the united states, and put him in a terrible predicament in the challenge with iran. the domestic equation with this netanyahu coalition is what drives everyone batty. it seems that he's far more interested in worrying about
that's what i'm most concerned about. >> eliot: there are domestic foundations to every foreign policy but this seems to be a step that uniquely puts the finger in the eye of the international community and makes it difficult to come back to the negotiating table. i'm mystified if you have hamas and abbas, he wants to make hamas the enemy and abbas the negotiating party, he does not seem to be turning to abbas as someone to play ball. and then the necessary next step to a two-state...
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and foreign policy spokesman for the free democratic party. also coming up though israel has secured unwavering u.s. support when it comes to a palestinian conflict on other issues washington should say no. you're not going to be making decisions for us. later in the program or announced a spin it's a big but it is inskeep explains why the u.s. should establish boundaries in its relationship with israel. egypt's national assembly is expected to vote on a new constitution later on thursday hoping to appease tens of thousands of protesters across the country rage has been maintaining for a week now after president morsi granted himself unchallenged powers although promising to abandon them once a new constitution and parliament are in place journalist peltry has the latest from cairo. when the constitution is drafted and goes through referendum president morsi wrote in his controversial constitution that gratian his extra powers he's assumed will and to this is after the referendum however the real issue the heart of this debate is the constitut
and foreign policy spokesman for the free democratic party. also coming up though israel has secured unwavering u.s. support when it comes to a palestinian conflict on other issues washington should say no. you're not going to be making decisions for us. later in the program or announced a spin it's a big but it is inskeep explains why the u.s. should establish boundaries in its relationship with israel. egypt's national assembly is expected to vote on a new constitution later on thursday...
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touren the pantheon of house republican foreign policy experts, representative louie gohmert is one of the most thoughtful and clear-eyed. ear is his explanation of why the president chose to intervene in libya. >> this administration sent planes and bombs and support to oust gadhafi so that al qaeda and the muslim brotherhood could take over libya. >> just so i understand this, the president agrees and issues the directive to go after osama bin laden, the head of al qaeda, so that al qaeda can take control of libya. >> facts don't live inside the conservative bubble. >> i know it's friday but -- >> we keep coming back to the same thing. maybe we'll talk about they start with a thesis of they hate obama. he's a horrible person -- >> but this gentleman is not a member of fox news. he's an elected congressman of the united states. >> well, as you know, there's ultimately no difference, right? they're in the same thought ecosystem, right? which is directed by the fox news, the rush limbaugh, the ann coulter what they say filters do unto the rank and file and they vote for these people who
touren the pantheon of house republican foreign policy experts, representative louie gohmert is one of the most thoughtful and clear-eyed. ear is his explanation of why the president chose to intervene in libya. >> this administration sent planes and bombs and support to oust gadhafi so that al qaeda and the muslim brotherhood could take over libya. >> just so i understand this, the president agrees and issues the directive to go after osama bin laden, the head of al qaeda, so that...
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you look at john kerry who's focused on foreign policy issues. if you pick some piece of your message that did resonate with the american people and after a pause come back and start emphasizing that in important ways, that i think is the path to really helping to make a difference after your run. >> reporter: another good step? mending fences with your opponent. romney seemed to do that with this white house lunch with president obama. don't cry too much for romney though because he still has three things, family, faith and financial security. yes, and remember, romney is a multimillionaire several times over. so it's not like he needed the job. right now romney is subletting a space his ton's investment firm in boston. he'll be in the same building, i think it's a safe bet, wolf, we will be hearing from him again in some capacity or another, wolf. >> i'm sure we will. he'll do just fine. >> right. >> thanks very much. >>> the accused mastermind behind 9/11 potentially closer to coming to this very country he allegedly conspired to attack. >>> m
you look at john kerry who's focused on foreign policy issues. if you pick some piece of your message that did resonate with the american people and after a pause come back and start emphasizing that in important ways, that i think is the path to really helping to make a difference after your run. >> reporter: another good step? mending fences with your opponent. romney seemed to do that with this white house lunch with president obama. don't cry too much for romney though because he...
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xi jinping says he wants to pursue a peaceful foreign policy. at the same time, china is locked in territorial disputes with japan and several southeast asian nations over islands in the east and south china seas. xi told a group of foreign academics in beijing that china poses neither a challenge nor a threat. >> translator: looking at china's history, cultural traditions, and current conditions, china will never adopt a policy of dominance or expansionism. our prosperity will bring peace and will benefit the rest of the world. >> analysts say xi hopes to ease concerns that china's new leadership intends to adopt a more hard-line stance in diplomacy. however, on the same day, he told a senior military commander to strengthen missile units for possible conflict. xi has pledged to tackle corruption among party officials. he and the rest of the new leadership are reportedly planning to overhaul the structure of government. government sources say the leaders plan to cut one in three ministries from 27 to 18. they're planning to do away with a railw
xi jinping says he wants to pursue a peaceful foreign policy. at the same time, china is locked in territorial disputes with japan and several southeast asian nations over islands in the east and south china seas. xi told a group of foreign academics in beijing that china poses neither a challenge nor a threat. >> translator: looking at china's history, cultural traditions, and current conditions, china will never adopt a policy of dominance or expansionism. our prosperity will bring...
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policy. the latest greek rescue deal has been hailed as a breakthrough in brussels but now it's time for the green it's a pass through national parliaments in germany there's a growing chorus of frustration among lawmakers about the deal which is estimated to cost berlin hundreds of millions of euros artie's peter oliver now reports the opposition members of the social democrat party have merkel and her center right coalition that's the start is not merely a rubber stamping service and if they want to push through this latest package they're going to have to prove to m.p.'s that it's in the best interest of germany what this latest package contains is a bone buyback scheme low interest rates on the debts that greece has as well as the hunting over of profit from. what they say in chile means though is that for twenty thirteen germany is set to lose around seven hundred thirty million euros due to implementing these latest measures all of that of course not making great reading for chancellor
policy. the latest greek rescue deal has been hailed as a breakthrough in brussels but now it's time for the green it's a pass through national parliaments in germany there's a growing chorus of frustration among lawmakers about the deal which is estimated to cost berlin hundreds of millions of euros artie's peter oliver now reports the opposition members of the social democrat party have merkel and her center right coalition that's the start is not merely a rubber stamping service and if they...